Ron Gilboa is a director of InfoTrends’ Functional Printing and Packaging, and is responsible for conducting graphic communications market research, market forecasting, custom consulting projects, strategy and planning engagements, and creating editorial content for product and market analysis reports. Gilboa has been involved in the graphic arts and publishing industries since 1980. He rejoined InfoTrends in 2013 after the better part of a decade with Eastman Kodak, where he served in executive marketing roles in the Commercial Imaging group. Gilboa's roles at Kodak included vice president of marketing at Kodak’s Production Inkjet group, director of worldwide current marketing and operation, and director of worldwide communications. In these roles Gilboa managed a cross functional team responsible for overall go-to-market including strategy development, marketing operations, and in market execution across the individual regional strategic product groups. Prior to Kodak, he held senior positions as director of the Print On Demand and Publishing Service at InfoTrends (formerly CAP Ventures) and product management at Scitex Corp. Gilboa brings skills and experience in key print industries such as commercial, publishing, packaging, transaction, enterprise, as well as direct customer knowledge in vertical markets. Contact him at (781) 616-2108.

Pat McGrew, M-EDP, CMP is the Director and Evangelist for the Production Workflow Service at InfoTrends. As an analyst and industry educator, McGrew works with InfoTrends customers and its clients to promote workflow effectiveness. She also has a background in data-driven customer communication, and production printing with offset, inkjet, and toner. Co-author of eight industry books, editor of "A Guide to the Electronic Document Body of Knowledge," and regular writer in the industry trade press, McGrew won the 2014 #GirlsWhoPrint Girlie Award for her dedication to education and communication in the industry, and the 2016 Brian Platte Lifetime Achievement Award from Xplor International. Find Pat on Twitter as @PatMcGrew and LinkedIn.

Christine Dunne is a senior research analyst for InfoTrends' U.S. and European Digital Peripherals Consulting Services. Her responsibilities include responding to client inquiries, conducting market research and analysis, and providing coverage of industry events. Dunne's specializes in market trend analysis, strategy development and qualitative/quantitative research.

Jeff Hayes, managing director, leads the InfoTrends analyst team and works directly with clients on strategy assignments in the production printing, office technology, and imaging industries. Prior to co-founding InfoTrends in 1992, Hayes was the director of Electronic Imaging Consulting at BIS Strategic Decisions. He has provided research and analysis for Adobe Systems, Canon, Hewlett Packard, International Paper, Ricoh, Sony, Xerox and other industry leaders. Hayes has extensive experience conducting primary research on customer requirements, determining the market potential for new printing and imaging products, and managing large, research-intensive projects.

Ryan McAbee is an Associate Director for InfoTrends' production software services group which focuses on providing technology, business and market insights to clients active in the Digital Marketing & Media, and Print Production Workflow markets.

Robert Leahey has many years of experience in consulting to the peripherals and supplies industries. At InfoTrends, where he has worked since 1996, Leahey has conducted custom research projects, most often on inkjet, thermal, and color laser technologies used for commercial and industrial applications. Leahey is also the main analyst for InfoTrends' Color Digital Label and Packaging's (CDLP) continuous information service. His clients have included a wide range of printer and supplies manufacturers, and other companies, in all regions. Leahey has also been author or co-author of many syndicated research reports, on topics such as color digital label presses, inkjet coders, and brand owners' sentiments about package printing.

The grapevine has been ripe the past weeks, but now the news is finally out. Fujifilm has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the majority holding of Xerox Corporation and will merge Fuji Xerox with Xerox.